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intermitter

[‚in·tər′mid·ər]
(petroleum engineering)
A device installed in a well that can be regulated to allow wide-open flow for short periods several times a day and then be shut off.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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